Very Impressive for Your Age: Eleanor Kirk in-conversation with Nina Oyama

Twenty-six-year-old Evelyn is well on her way to becoming an international opera star. . . until one night, mid-performance, when she inexplicably loses her voice. With no cure in sight, she's forced to put her dreams on pause, flying back to her hometown to wait out her recovery.

Stuck in limbo, Evelyn balances her time attending overpriced doctors' appointments and accidentally-on-purpose running into her ex on the street outside his apartment. Then she discovers that her old high school is hiring a debating coach (no experience needed!) and realises this might just be her ticket back to relevance.

While re-entering the gates of her alma mater is a welcome reminder of the glory days, being faced with a bunch of starry-eyed teenagers,who haven't had their dreams blown to pieces yet,makes clear just how thin the line can be between drive and delusion---forcing Evelyn to consider whether she could ever be…